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Former Brisbane adviser found guilty of fraud again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
A former financial adviser who won a retrial after being convicted of fraud in 2019 has once again been found guilty of misleading clients to invest their retirement savings in a single abalone farm that went bust. Former Brisbane financial adviser ...

CSC launches series of retirement options

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has gone live with its retirement income strategy, unveiling a suite of retirement resources. The super fund said it's among the first to go beyond merely publishing information about what a strategy might ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
Some 82% of retirees and pre-retirees believe the Age Pension is insufficient, new study shows. A new survey from Allianz Retire+, How do we make retirements more epic?, found that 82% of retirees and pre-retirees believe the Age Pension is insufficient ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave was tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

Insignia Financial books $185m loss, halts dividends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... in product remediation. Insignia Financial said it also saw a significant reduction in net operating costs in the year, saving about $24 million. It hopes to deliver further reductions in FY25, targeting as much as $65 million in savings. The group flagged ...

Cost of 'comfortable retirement' increases again: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
The cost of a comfortable retirement increased by about 1% last quarter, with couples aged 65 now needing $73,337 per year, and singles requiring $52,085, according to the latest data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ...

CFS, Bravura, Elemnta team up to enhance FirstChoice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... in collaboration with Elemnta, this feature reportedly allows advisers to open new accounts more efficiently - with time-saving pre-population of up to 15 forms and the ability to set up multiple accounts simultaneously - which is all completed via secure ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

Losses further sink Lendlease

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
Lendlease's financial woes deepened in the 2024 financial year, making a $1.5 billion loss amid overhauling its operations. The ASX-listed firm's losses ballooned from $232 million in FY23 despite reporting 15% growth in EBITDA to $809 million ...

ASIC project foils scammers' operations

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
A year into its investment scam disruption project, ASIC has taken down more than 7300 phishing and investment scam websites. This includes the removal of 5530 fake investment platform scams since July 2023. It has also seen the closure of 1065 phishing ...